
Josh Olson
- Senior Associate Vice President for Administration
- Chief Information Officer
- jolson@mtu.edu
- EERC B30A
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Ruth Archer
- Director of Continuous Improvement
- raarcher@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3180
- Wadsworth Hall 136W
Professional Affiliations
- Lean Higher Ed (HE) Americas Steering Committee Professional Development Officer and former Chair
- Former Michigan Performance Excellence (MIPEx) Examiner and Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Teaching Interests
- Lean Culture, Processes, Methods, and Tools
- Leadership Skills
- Effective Teams
- Positive Psychology
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Richard Elenich
- Executive Director of Institutional Research
- rjelenic@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2763
- Lakeshore Center 204C
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Specialties
- Institutional Research Data Management and Reporting
- Federal and State Reporting
- Serve as consultants to administrative officers and University committees regarding operational studies and data
- Maintain the official repository for statistical information about the University
About Rich
With over 25 years of experience in higher education, Rich is a state appointed member of Michigan’s P-20 Longitudinal Data System Advisory Council, the Doctoral University Representative on Michigan’s Higher Education Institutional Data Inventory Advisory Committee, and Michigan Tech’s representative on the Michigan Association of State Universities’ Institutional Research and Planning Directors Committee. His professional interests focus around operational and data management. When not working, he can often be seen attending a Michigan Tech hockey or basketball game.

Alan Turnquist
- Director of Sustainability and Resilience